Demise of Local Swim Teams - Part III All about Money?

 

At this point, there is no swim team in either Sheffield or Florence. Bill Jordan has suggested he will initiate a summer program of some ilk in 2024. His detractors say only six weeks of swimming is not enough to keep the participants in competitive form. 

But wait, Bill has another suggestion. Those who wish to swim year round can join a swim club. In fact, he has a friend who manages a local swim club. The catch? Instead of parents forking over $90.00 a year, they will now pay Reese Shirey $1,200.00 each year. It's not all bad; club members will also receive character building lessons. We're all for improving the character of Shoals children, but we don't believe it's the swim club kids who need such instruction the most.

Yes, the swim team was costing Florence money. Guess what? So does softball and soccer and a great many other things. Perhaps we should start a pool on which program Bill Jordan will scupper next?

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This is Monkey Bread. She's a three year-old Staffordshire Terrier mix. You can adopt her at the Florence shelter in the industrial park: